Add A Sub-Category

Note: Sub-Categories cannot be deleted, however, they can be modified.

  1. Click on the Setup Menu and select Categories.
  2. From the Categories Menu select Descriptive. The program displays the Configure Descriptive Categories window.
  3. Click on the drop-down arrow in the Search By field to select your search data type.
  4. Click in the Value field and type the item for which you are searching (i.e. an abbreviation or name) or select Name and leave the Value field blank to get a list of all Descriptive Categories.
  5. Click the Get List button to bring up the list of categories.
  6. Click on the category for which you would like to add a sub-category.
  7. Click the Modify button at the top of the window to display the Modify Descriptive Category window.
  8. Click on the Add button to create a sub-category for this descriptive category. The Add Sub-Category window is displayed.

    9. NOTE: Sub-Categories cannot be deleted only modified.

  9. Click in the Abbreviation field and type an abbreviation for this sub-category (limit 3 characters).
  10. Click in the Name field and type the name of this sub-category (limit 20 characters).
  11. Click on OK to save the sub-category.
  12. Continue adding sub-categories as needed.
  13. When all necessary sub-categories have been added, click OK on the Modify Descriptive Category window to save the category and sub-categories.

See Also

Descriptive Categories